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| A happy couple in Nazret, Ethiopia. September, 2006. |
We are not a glum lot
I'm not an alcoholic, but I am in a 12-step fellowship that uses the Alcoholic Anonymous Big Book. In that Big Book are some of my favorite phrases:
But we aren’t a glum lot. ... We absolutely insist on enjoying life. We try not to indulge in cynicism over the state of the nations, nor do we carry the world’s troubles on our shoulders. ... So we think cheerfulness and laughter make for usefulness.
We are sure God wants us to be happy, joyous, and free.
This, too, shall pass
In the 12-step universe there is a slogan we lean on when we encounter one of life's storms: This, too, shall pass.
But the slogan also applies to sunny days, when everything seems to go right. Because they, too, shall pass.
So I'd better savor the flavor of today's sweet air.
On joy so far
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